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OPERATING TABLE.

No. 283,199. Patented Au 14, 1883.

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'A. W. BRINKERHOPR OPERATING TABLR' No. 283,199. Patented Aug. 14, 1883.

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a N lTED STATES PATENT. Fries ALEXANDER w. BRINKERHOFF, or UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO.

OPERATING-TABLE.

. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 283,199, dated August 14, 1883.

Application filed March 14, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat'l, ALEXANDER W. BRINK- ERHOFF, a citizen of the United States, residing at Upper Sandusky, in the county of \Vyandot and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Operating-Tables; and I do declare the following I to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled 10' in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to'the ac companying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of my table. Fig. 2 is a side view, and Fig. 3 is a top or plan view.

This invention has relation to surgical operating-tables, designed especially for rectal treatment; and itconsi'sts in the construction and novel arrangement of parts, as hereinafter set forth, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

l n the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates the main table, having at one end a head-rest, B, which is usually made in box form,.and provided with an inclined lid, as

indicated at 0. Under this end of the table A is a hinged leg or support, D, which is capable of being folded against the under side ofthe table A. To the other end of the table A is hinged the supporting 1eg-frame E, consisting of the legs a and cross-bars J). Braces 'F, pivoted. to the long side bars of the table A, engage pins 0 of the legs a, and serve to hold the latter firmly in position.

G representsa hinged instrument-holding shelf, which is connected to the upper crossbar b of the leg-frame E, and when unfolded inward under the table A the shelf rests in horizontal position on inwardly-projecting studs or bearings clef the braces F, and serves to assist in holding these braces in engagement with the pins 0.

To thelower portions of the legs a are hinged the bench legs or supports G, which fold toward each other, and when unfolded serve to support the bench-top H, which is also hinged to the legs a, and is provided un- ,1 H and supports G can be folded against the derneath with grooves or seats 6. The top suitable fastenings. -K represents an offset table arranged at right angles to the main table, and hinged to the side thereof near the supporting-frame E. This offset or knee table is provided with a brace, Z, which engages a stud or bearing of the frame E, as indicated at m.

To the outer end of the knee-table K is hinged the supporting leg or prop L, which consists of anupper section, a, and a lower leg-frame E, and secured in folded position by e section, 8, hinged together, so that the lower section can be folded on the upper section, and the whole then folded under the knee-table. A tie-brace, o, serves to hold the lower section, 8, in extendedposition when unfolded. The rear end of the main table is usually provided with a handle, 71 which is designed to facilitate the movements of the patient in the bench H'upon the main tathe single leg under the head of thetable is.

folded upward. against the underside of the table, and the latter lowered until the head of the table rests on the floor. Then the oper ating end of the table is raised until the legframe E is folded against the main table.

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I am aware" that tables'provided with extension-leaves and pivoted supporting-arms are old and well known, as are also tables provided with arms capable of removal for shipment.

Having described this invention, what I claim,'and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. In an operating-table, the hinged kneerest provided with a hinged sectional folding support, L, in combination with the main top of the table, the legframe E, and the hi'nged leg D, and suitable braces, substantially as specified.

laterally-hinged offset table K, provided wyith 10 a sectional hinged prop, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ALEXANDER W. BRINKERHOFF.

2. In a folding operating-table, the combination, with the main table A, of the head-rest at one end and the lateral offset table or kneerest hinged atthe opposite end, substantially as specified. T i r 3. The combination, in a folding operatingtable, with the table A, of the hinged prop D, hinged'fraine E, carrying a folding bench or step and a folding instrument-shelf, and the l XVitnesses:

M. H. BRINKERHOFF, J AMES OREss. 

